HJ 335 — Commending Samuel Gordon Bickford, Jr.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22107108D HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

335 IE Offered March 2, 2022 N Commending Samuel Gordon Bickford, Jr.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––HeadAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2022 Agreed to by the Senate, March 9, 2022 O WHEREAS, Samuel Gordon Bickford, Jr., a longtime and beloved member of the Roanoke L community, celebrated his 90th birthday on February 19, 2022;

andember of the Roanoke WHEREAS, born in Roanoke and livingL for a time in Suffolk, Samuel Bickford attended the D Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and later served his country E honorably in the United States Marine Corps Reserve;

and C WHEREAS, Samuel Bickford got married and started a family in Roanoke, raising three children D Scouts of America Troop 54;

andric in Salem, attending Salem Presbyterian Church, and leading BEyBoy WHEREAS, Samuel Bickford's career would take him to Winston-Salem, Chicago, Cincinnati, and D ultimately Philadelphia, where he worked for Westmoreland Coal;

and WHEREAS, after retirement, Samuel Bickford and his wife, Faith, returned to Roanoke and rejoined their extensive community of friends and neighbors from before they left;

ando Roanoke and rejoined WHEREAS, Samuel Bickford gave generously of his time by volunteering at Carilion Hospital, briWHEREAS,H abrightening proud Virginia Tech alum, Samuel Bickford frequented Hokie sporting events for many years,people's whiledays givingwith amplyhis topositive theand university'sfriendly Corpsdemeanor; of Cadets;

and 3 WHEREAS, a proud Virginia Tech alum, Samuel Bickford frequented Hokie sporting events for E manWHEREAS, four years after Samuel Bickford's loving wife Faith passed away in 1991, he marrieHmarried R Mary Kistler, with whom he shared many fond years;

and 3 WHEREAS, Samuel Bickford has recently moved to the senior living community at Pheasant Ridge5Ridge in Roanoke,WHEREAS, whereat he90 years of age, Samuel Bickford has beenthe ablegreat toprivilege maintainof bothliving near his healthchildren and anseeing activethem socialregularly, life;which provides a source of immense joy and fulfillment;

andnow, andtherefore, seeingbe themit regularly,RESOLVED whichby providesthe aHouse source of immenseDelegates, joythe andSenate fulfillment;concurring, That the General Assembly hereby his 90th birthday;

now,and, therefore, be ititd, Jr., cherished member of the Roanoke community, in celebration of RESOLVED byFURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates,Delegates theprepare Senatea concurring,copy Thatof thethis Generalresolution Assemblyfor herebypresentation commendto Samuel Gordon Bickford, Jr., cherishedas memberan expression of the RoanokeGeneral community,Assembly's inadmiration celebrationfor of his 90thcontributions birthday;to the Commonwealth and best wishes on this momentous occasion.

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for his contributions to the Commonwealth and best wishes on this momentous occasion.mbly's admiration 7